Heavy Snow — Northwestern Nye, Nevada

2017-01-22 to 2017-01-23 · Northwestern Nye, Nevada

Event narrative

Six inches of snow was reported in Tonopah.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of northern and central Nevada. Some valleys received 6 to 10 inches of snow with up to 18 inches in the mountains. In addition strong winds caused blowing and drifting of snow which resulted in the closure of highway 93 between Lages Junction to north of Wells as road crews could not keep up with the snow drifts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 669495. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.